Tiny Oranges – Fresh, fun blog for OC moms

Irvine Park Railroad is located inside the Irvine Regional Park in the foothills of Orange, and this time of year, their Pumpkin Patch is a must visit!   Admission to the Pumpkin Patch is free (however, you do have to pay for parking to get into the park.)   There are thousands and thousands of pumpkins of all sizes, train rides, hay rides, a bounce house, haunted house and face painting on the weekends.  There are tons of cute photo ops, so don’t forget your camera!    

If you have time, walk over to the Orange County Zoo which is also located in the park and is about a 5 minute walk from the Pumpkin Patch.  It is only $2.00 per person to get in, and you can walk through the entire zoo in about 15 minutes.   There are a good number of animals and a little petting zoo area.  

The park also has lakes with ducks, so you can throw in your old bread to feed the ducks too! 

Have a great weekend everyone!   See you back on Monday with another fabulous giveaway and the winner of the B.Y.O.G. gown.  There is still time to enter!  Email me today by 5pm PST to giveaways@tinyoranges.com and tell me your favorite print! 

How is it already September?  I can’t believe how fast this summer went.   It seems way too early, however, October and pumpkin time is right around the corner…that’s why I have to share this new fabulous find!  I came across the Wishcraft catalog (by Chasing Fireflies) the other day and  was blown away by the costumes!   You should see the Marie Antoinette and Queen Elizabeth get-ups for little girls.  They are so elaborate, and really pretty reasonable considering.   I hope I am able to even get Emma INTO a costume this year.  Last year, at 18-months, she was the saddest Tinkerbell you have ever seen.  She only lasted in it for 5 minutes, it was a complete crying disaster.   We had a Halloween party at our house and she was the only kid not in a costume.  Luckily one of my husband’s coworkers got her a little orange candy corn t-shirt, so she wore that to her party.  I am sure everyone was thinking how low-budge I went on her costume!   Hopefully this year will be different, we will see.  I don’t know if I could get her in that Marie wig, but the sassy go go dancer is awfully cute!